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The Gun by Allison Markin Powell, Fuminori Nakamura

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suvata's review against another edition

4.0

Reminded me of a Murakami book only much shorter. A bizarre story about a man who becomes obsessed with a gun he found on the street. I liked it enough to add more of this author's books to my to-read list.

hari_ronin's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookemrocko's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

meghan111's review against another edition

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3.0

This reminded me a lot of [b: The Stranger|49552|The Stranger|Albert Camus|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349927872s/49552.jpg|3324344] by Camus: short, controlled, nihilistic. It's more noir, about a Japanese college student who finds a gun and becomes wholly obsessed with it, a tale of isolation and queasy narration.

ralphswater's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

serenedancer's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a hard book to rate as it is very odd but I'd probably say 3.5 stars rounded down. It was very well written as it really brought you into his head. It really is just the story of the man finding a gun, but it was still an interesting story.

Trigger warning for violence against animals, one scene but very gruesome. It would be skippable if you wanted to read it anyway.

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